Articles by Carolyn Donovan and Wan Chi Lau

Urban Safari : Lobster Roll Hunt in Boston

August 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Every Summer we take a road trip to Green Harbor Lobster Pound in Marshfield for lobster rolls, but this year we decided to try our luck over at Boston’s [...]

FirstGrill 2018: The Event

June 4, 2018 // 1 Comment

The annual FirstGrill gathering gives us a chance to test out new gear (sous vide immersion cookers, ice tea maker, new BBQ sauces, etc) and offerings from local butchers. [...]

Moving to Mint Mobile

May 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Like you, we see web ads every d@mn day for stuff. Ads like “Get our thingy-bingy for next to nothing!” and “Free free free free free for ever and [...]

Urban Safari: The Clam Box at Wollaston Beach

May 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

When The Clam Box on Wollaston Beach opens its doors for the season on the first weekend of March, we are so there. It’s our signal that Winter is almost over—this [...]

Refilling SodaSteam CO2 Cartridges

April 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

The intern’s recent success with refilling the 1-lb propane canister emboldened them to seek out other “empties” around the office. They noticed a lot of [...]

Norelco Electric Shaver Repair

March 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Most electric shavers will last a good long time. When one stops working, it is often just the rechargeable battery that needs replacing. This DIY project shows one such [...]

Cole’s Wild Feed… is for the birds!!!

February 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

The weather this Winter has been all over the place: somewhat alarmingly warm, then freaking-GAWD how low can our thermometer go? And that’s just us humans. We worried [...]

LUCY Camera Lucida – FirstLook/Setup

January 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

The idea of a camera lucida (“chamber/room-light/bright”) has been around for at least 400 years. It is based on the optical effect created by positioning a [...]

Fagor LUX multi-cooker : FirstLook

April 9, 2017 // 2 Comments

The RainyDayKitchen folks are no strangers to slow-cooker cooking, but have no experience in making food with a pressure cooker. When Fagor introduced their new [...]

MOS : Harry Potter Exhibition

October 23, 2009 // 0 Comments

RainyDayMagazine readers know we are huge Harry Potter fans. We have been at most of the HP events in Boston. So when we got an invitation to the preview of the new Harry [...]

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